People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Mr. J. P. Blaize, an extensive | real estate dealer in Des Moines, lowa narrowly escaped one of the severest attack of pneumonia while in the northern part of that state during a recent blizzard, says the Saturday Review. Mr. Blaize had occasion to drive several miles during the stornj and was so thoroughly chilled that he was unable to get warm, and inside of an hour after his return he was threatened with a severe case of pneumoniaor lung fever. Mr. Blaize sent to the nearest drugstore and got a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, of which he had often heard, and took a number of large doses. He says the effect was wonderful and in a short time he was breathing quite easily. He kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Des Moines. Mr. Blaize regards as simply wonderful. For sale by F. B. Meyers “the druggist.”

A man in Illinois is making a good living by writing to hard drinkers that if they will send him a dollar, he will impart to them an infallible cure for drunk enness. When they comply with this request he sends them a neatly printed card bearing the words: “Don’t drink any-' thing but water.” Isaac D. Barkley, well known to our citizens, died at his home in Rensaelaer on Sunday. At the time of his death he was 82 years and seven months of age. The funeral was held at the M. E. Church last Wednesday, Rev. Vice officiating, after which the remains were interred at the Smith cemetery. For the occasion of Christmas and New Year holidays, the Monon will sell excursion tickets at the rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale Dec. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Jan. \. Good going on date of sale, good returning up to and including Jan. 2nd. 1894. W. H. *Neam, Agt. It is rumored that Benhart Leopold, of Rensselaer, will come to Wolcott and *bpen a large clothing store. However, Mr. Johnson has not rented his room to him yet.—Wolcott Enterprise.

Free lectures will be given at the Court House on Friday and Saturday evening Dec. 29th and 30th, by the Patriotic Order Sons of America. Everybody invited. Rev. Stanislaus was called to his home in Ohio, to attend the funeral of his father, the first of the week. The Monon has been having .considerable travel since the holidays are here. Anyone wishing vaults cleaned please call on Harry Wiltshire.